Viaducto is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the border of Benito Juárez and Iztacalco boroughs of Mexico City, south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station.
General information It is represented by the stylised logo of a cloverleaf interchange, which represents crossing of Calzada de Tlalpan (a former Aztec road) and Viaducto Miguel Alemán, a crosscutting freeway that runs across the middle of the Federal District which opened in September 1950. The station was opened on 1 August 1970.
Ridership Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 5,380,141 14,740 95/195 2024 5,433,299 14,845 83/195 2023 4,290,859 11,755 108/195 2022 4,313,392 11,817 100/195 2021 3,287,377 9,006 97/195 2020 4,256,619 11,630 84/195 2019 7,543,940 20,668 85/195 2018 7,713,645 21,133 85/195 2017 7,591,103 20,797 84/195 2016 7,597,169 20,757 87/195
Train crash On October 20, 1975, at about 09:40 local time (15:40 GMT), two trains crashed, while both were going towards Tasqueña station. The first was parked at Viaducto station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop in time. According to official reports, from 31 to 39 people died, and between 71 and 119 were injured. To date, it is the worst railroad accident recorded in the Mexico City Metro. The driver, Carlos Fernández, was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison. After the crash, automatic traffic lights were incorporated to all lines.
Exits East: Calzada de Tlalpan between Coruña street and Calzada Santa Anita, Colonia Viaducto Piedad West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Coruña street and Segovia street, Colonia Álamos
See also List of Mexico City metro stations 2020 Mexico City Metro train crash 2023 Mexico City Metro train crash
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